Dish cloth holder having spring wire and runner



15 c. M. RASMUSSEN ZJZS ULMfi DISH CLOTH HOLDER HAVING SPRING WIRE AND RUNNER Filed Dec. 15, 1952 J2 C. .M. Pasmussen INVENTOR BY A ATTORNEY b United States Patent DISH CLOTHHOLDER HAVING SPRING WIRE AND RUNNER This invention relates to a dish cloth holder and has for its primary object to support a dish cloth in a position to be employed in the washing of dishes without requiring that the user wet his hands.

Another object is to removably support the dish cloth in the holder so that it may be removed and subjected to airing and drying.

A further object is to securely clamp the dish cloth in the holder while the dish cloth is in use and to facilitate the rapid release of the dish cloth from the holder when so desired.

The above and other objects may be attained by employing this invention which embodies among its features elongated spaced bars defining an elongated handle, spaced arms carried by the bars adjacent one end of the handle, said arms being laterally offset from the bars and extending longitudinally from the handle in spaced relation thereto to define a jaw member, an elongated tongue pivotally carried adjacent one end by the handle adjacent the end thereof remote from the jaw member, a cooperating jaw member carried by the tongue remote from its pivoted end and adapted to move in an arcuate path into a position between the arms, a slide mounted on the handle for movement longitudinally thereon, and said slide engaging the tongue for advancing the cooperating jaw member toward the first mentioned jaw member as the slide approaches the jaw members.

Other features include opposed spurs carried by the first mentioned jaw member and adapted to be advanced toward one another as the slide moves on the handle toward the jaw member, and means carried by the handle and extending between the bars adjacent the first mentioned jaw member for yieldingly holding the arms apart and the spurs separated.

Still other features include notches in the tongue for receiving the slide and releasably holding the slide in a selected position on the handle.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a dish cloth holder embodying the features of this invention showing the device in its inactive position,

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the device in active position and in broken lines a cloth held in the jaw members, and

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the cloth holder.

Referring to the drawings in detail the handle designated generally comprises a pair of elongated spaced bars 12 and 14 which are joined at one end of the handle by a cross bar 16. Carried by and extending perpendicularly from the bars 12 and 14 remote from the cross bar 16 are legs 18 and 20 respectively which project perpendicularly from the bars 12 with their axes lying in a common plane. Carried by the legs 18 and 20 and extending perpendicularly therefrom in spaced relation to the handle 10 are spaced arms 22 and 24 which as illustrated extend perpendicularly from the legs 18 and 20 in a direction away from the handle 10 and carry adjacent their ends remote from the legs 18 and 20 opposed 2,730,746 Patented Jan. 17, 1956 spurs 26 and 28 which when the device is in cloth holding position approach one another to pinch the cloth and hold it in place. The arms 22 and 24 together with the spurs 26 and 28 cooperate to define a cloth holding jaw member designated generally 30. Carried by and extending transversely between the legs 18 and 20 is a resilient plate 32 which yieldingly holds the arms 22 and 24 and spurs 26 and 28 apart as will be readily understood upon reference to Fig. 1.

Pivotallyjrnounted as at 34 on the cross bar 16.,is an elongated tongue 36 carrying adjacent the end thereof adjacent the jaw member 30 a perpendicularly extending leg 38 and carried by and extending from the leg 38 in spaced relation to the tongue 36 is an arm 40 carrying adjacent its end remote from the leg 38 a perpendicularly extending spur 42 which lies parallel to the leg 38 and when in clamping position, substantially perpendicular to the spurs 26 and 28. The arm 40 and spur 42 define the cooperating jaw member designated generally 44 which is adapted as illustrated in Fig. 2 to cooperate with the jaw member 30 in clamping a cloth in place. The side of the tongue 36 remote from the handle 10 is provided with longitudinally spaced notches 46, the purpose of which will hereinafter appear.

Mounted for longitudinal sliding movement on the handle 10 is a slide designated generally 48 which comprises an elongated cross member 50 carrying adjacent opposite ends return bends 52 which terminate in opposed legs 54 which cooperate with the bar 50 in defining a partially closed loop which embraces the side bars and engages the tongue 36 so that as the slide advances on the handle 18 toward the jaw member 30 the tongue 36 will be swung around its pivotal connection 34 with the cross bar 16 to advance the jaw member 44 toward the jaw member 30 and the spur 42 into a position between the arms 22 and 24 adjacent the spurs 26 and 28.

In use a cloth is folded as suggested in Fig. 2 and placed against the bottom of jaw member 30. Upon advancing the slide 48 longitudinally on the handle 10 toward the jaw members, the tongue 36 will swing about its pivot 34 to advance the jaw member 44 into position between the arms 22 and 24 of the jaw member 30 so that the spur 42 will project substantially perpendicularly to the spurs 26 and 28 to clamp the cloth in place. Simultaneously with the closing of the jaw members 44 and 30, the bars 12 and 14 will be moved by the slide 48 to advance the arms 22 and 24 toward one another against the effort of the yielding plate 32 and cause the spurs 26 and 28 to clamp the cloth and hold it in proper position in the jaw members.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

A dish cloth holder comprising elongated spaced bars defining an elongated handle, spaced arins carried by the bars adjacent one end of the handle, said arms being laterally offset from the bars and extending longitudinally from the handle in spaced relation thereto to define a jaw member, an elongated tongue pivotally carried adjacent one end by the handle adjacent the end thereof remote from the jaw member, a cooperating jaw member carried by the tongue remote from its pivoted end and adapted to move in an arcuate path into a position between the arms, opposed cloth pinching spurs carried by the arms in longitudinally spaced relation to the handle, a cloth engaging spur carried by the cooperating jaw member and projecting perpendicularly therefrom for projecting a cloth held between the jaws into the space between the cloth pinchingtspurs when the jaws are closed about the cloth, a yielding plate carried at its opposite ends by the handle and extending between the bars for yielding'ly holding the arms separated and the cloth pinching spurs apart, a slide mounted on the handle for movement longitudinally thereon, said slide being adapted to advance the barstoward one another against the effort of the yielding plate as it moves toward the firstmentioned jaw member, and said slide engaging the tongue for-moving the cooperating jaw member into cloth clampingrelation to thefirst mentioned jaw member as it advances on the handle toward the jaw members, said tongue having longitudinally spaced recesses opening through one side thereof for receiving the.

holding it against accidental, movement along the handle;

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 840,650 0m Jan. 8, 1901 1,098,073 Zimmers May 26, 1914 1,452,658 Scott Apr. 24,1923

1,754,979 Cochran Apr. 15, 1930 FOREIGN TATE'NTS 382,356 Great Britain Oct. 21, 1932 

